and SRSLY, you’re asking feminist mothers whether we pierced our baby’s ears (aka “oh noes, we must make sure everyone knows she’s a girl even if she’s just in a nappy”)? That must be some seriously good stash that you’re smoking.

But – how many of you moms get their babies’ ears (and what else) pierced? Pain? yep
Infection? possibility

It’s so frusterating to see people getting so “up in arms” over these funny shoes.

Oh, but it’s downright hilarious watching up-in-arms people going red in the face and flailing their arms around trying to defend them.

Taking a poke at high heels = SRS BZNSS.

High heels are actively damaging your feet every time you walk in them. Originally only people who never had to walk anywhere (because they had litter-bearers or carriages) wore high heels on their shoes, just so they could show off their status. They never got hammertoes or bunions from them, because they weren’t so foolish as to try and actually spend a day on their feet in them.

Why on earth does anyone think it is “cute” to put pretend crippling devices on a baby daughter’s feet?

It’s NOT intended to be controversial!

The creators’ intentions don’t get to dictate other people’s reactions.

Most women wear heels because they are fun and IN FASHION!

I’ll grant you the “in fashion” part, but why do you think that fashion is “fun”? Doesn’t fashion involve an awful lot of work and expense with regard to one’s appearance in return for a lot of anxiety about whether one is “in fashion” enough to get social approval? What’s “fun” about that?

It can be make or break stuff in the social status stakes, and social hierarchies are a crucial part of our species’ interaction, therefore I would never say that fashion is trivial, but “fun”? Bullshit.

I hate walking around the street seeing women do that awkward-too-high-heels walk, but even worse is seeing girls stumble along in ill-fitting, clunky heels… blegh.

I wonder how many of the people behind this go around claiming that it’s okay becaues women wear heels by “choice”.

I think the main defence of this particular product is “It’s just a joke!” (as in, “Can’t you take a”). I’m not sure at what age it segues smoothly from “joke” to “choice”; I suspect around age two.

Belinda: I just dipped into momlogic: oh my, that place is sooooo not for me. The stories you mention have fallen off the front page, but I’m still staring at “Brangelina’s Baby Battle” (nursery fashion arguments), diet tips, “27 Slutty Prom Dresses”, diet tips, Sex and the City, diet tips, a defence of child pageants… blecch.